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In a chapter on Buddhist solutions to global conflict in Conflict, Culture, Change: Engaged Buddhism in a Globalizing World, Sulak Sivaraksa explains the principle of nonviolence in the teachings of Buddhism.

Sulak describes the three forms of violence according to the Buddha ’ s teachings.

“ Every action has three doors, or three ways we create karma: through body, speech, and mind.

" Sulak explains that nonviolence, or ahimsa, does not mean non-action.

For example, if a person sees a violent act and does not attempt to prevent it, this can be considered an act of violence because the bystander is not acting with compassion.